AACE International has issued a call for technical papers for its two major educational meetings in 2015: the
2015 AACE International Annual Meeting, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 28-July 1, 2015 and the
2015 International Total Cost Management Conference, at the Renaissance Palat Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, November 4-5, 2015. As a convenience for presenters, individuals may submit an abstract for either event or both using the same online abstract submission form.

The deadline for submitting the abstract is August 31, 2014 (same deadline for both meetings). If your abstract is accepted by the Technical Board, your full manuscript/paper will be due no later than January 31, 2015.

The Technical Board suggests developing the abstract by addressing the major aspects of your paper as described below:

Summarize the scope and nature of the work upon which the paper is based. Note the relative emphasis of the paper on either research work or practical applications for projects.

Describe the results presented in the paper and state specific conclusions of your work. Describe how these differ from results or conclusions of previous work on the same or similar subjects. Papers may not contain actual intellectual property data and must focus on developing and describing concepts for practicing total cost management professionals. In general, this is not an appropriate forum for academic papers that are highly theoretical. Papers centered on commercial products or endorsements will not be accepted.

The abstract must be articulate and concise or it will be rejected. It is important that your abstract is well written; it provides the reviewers a critical first impression of what to expect.

Note: Acceptance of your abstract is not a guarantee that your paper will be accepted; the technical evaluation/peer review of your paper will determine whether or not your paper will be accepted for the technical program of the meeting.